Trump’s DEA Pick Withdraws Following Outrage Over Past Actions During COVID

Republican Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to oversee the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced on social media on Tuesday that he would be withdrawing his name following online backlash. . Over the weekend, President Trump announced that Chronister would be appointed to lead the DEA, and the Florida sheriff, […]

DEA Says Arizona Has Become for Smuggling Fentanyl Into US

ARIZONA (KPEL News) – If you were to ask which border state has the most fentanyl smuggled in, you would probably think Texas. Louisiana is the state that shares the longest border with Mexico, so being a western border state would be a great guess – 1,241 miles according to worldatlas.com – Of the four […]

Over 50% of fentanyl entering US coming through Arizona: DEA

(NewsNation) — Cartels use legal ports of entry on the southern border to smuggle illicit drugs into the US, but millions of pills seized by authorities flow across the border into US cities It’s just a small part of things. Officials report that 51.4% of all fentanyl entering the United States passes through Arizona, with […]

YPD and DEA host National Drug Take Back Day

YUMA, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Police Department (YPD) hosted National Drug Take Duck Day on Saturday. The incident took place at the Yuma Police Department from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This is a nationwide event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that allows anyone with expired, unwanted or unused prescription drugs […]

17 Yavapai County Residents Graduate from DEA Phoenix 2nd Citizen’s Academy

open audio article player To staff | | upon September 25, 2022 by the Drug Enforcement Administration Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. Cheeri Oz, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Field Division Special Agent (SAC), is pleased to announce the 17 Yavapai County […]